(2006-10-18) — Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, this week acknowledged that she was not named after Sir Edmund Hillary, the first to conquer Mount Everest, but insisted that she did get her last name from a former U.S. president.
The senator’s campaign spokesman explained that the Edmund Hillary legend was simply “a sweet family story” that her mother, Dorothy Rodham, would tell to inspire greatness in her daughter, and to teach the future senator “the value of a flexible, results-oriented approach to truth.”
The New York Times printed a correction yesterday, noting that the mountain climber was an unknown beekeeper when Mrs. Clinton was born, six years before he climbed Everest.
“It’s fair to say that Sen. Clinton might not have become what she is today without the false but meaningful inspiration she drew from her mother’s loving deception,” said campaign spokesman Jennifer Hanley. “In many ways, bearing the Clinton name has provided similar inspiration to her.”
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1 Scott Ott // Oct 18, 2006 at 5:04 am
Hillary Named After U.S. President, Not Everest Climber
by Scott Ott(2006-10-18) — Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, this week acknowledged that she was not named after Sir Edmund Hillary, the first to conquer Mount Everest, but insisted that she did get her last name from a former U.S. president.The senator’…
2 SeaDog // Oct 18, 2006 at 5:43 am
I’m still confused. This explains the “Hillary” name that the media uses, but where does the female canine name, which I hear her referred to so often, come from?
3 gafisher // Oct 18, 2006 at 6:01 am
Seadog #2: She got that from Sen. Bayh, an old family friend.
4 camojack // Oct 18, 2006 at 6:50 am
Believe it or not…THIS is on topic.
(And quite appropriate for the season…)
5 Fred Sinclair // Oct 18, 2006 at 6:51 am
Scott - Where on earth do you come up with these “……..similar inspiration to her” Whee!
Fred Sinclair, Heirborn Ranger
6 Beerme // Oct 18, 2006 at 7:17 am
“the value of a flexible, results-oriented approach to truth.”-This could be a mantra for the entire party!
7 MargeinMI // Oct 18, 2006 at 7:55 am
#4-YIKES camo! That was scaaaaaaaaawy!! I’ll be having nightmares until Nov ‘08!
8 Darthmeister // Oct 18, 2006 at 8:18 am
Can all the polls be wrong? It’s possible. Here’s another excellent analysis of how media polls have been and may be wrong. Interesting stuff.
9 Darthmeister // Oct 18, 2006 at 8:18 am
…push, push!
10 Ms RightWing, Ink // Oct 18, 2006 at 8:42 am
I’m changing my name to Rockefeller
11 Ms RightWing, Ink // Oct 18, 2006 at 8:42 am
help!
12 Ms RightWing, Ink // Oct 18, 2006 at 8:44 am
camo
How dare you
13 Darthmeister // Oct 18, 2006 at 9:02 am
Scott, shouldn’t “sweet family a story” read a “sweet family story”?
14 camojack // Oct 18, 2006 at 9:02 am
#4–YIKES camo! That was scaaaaaaaaawy!! I’ll be having nightmares until Nov ‘08!
Comment by MargeinMI — October 18, 2006 @ 7:55 am
Leave us just hope (and VOTE!!!) so the very real nightmare that would be doesn’t ever happen.
camo
How dare you
Comment by Ms RightWing, Ink — October 18, 2006 @ 8:44 am
I thought it was quite apt, myself…this close to Hallowe’en, an’ all.
15 Just Ranting // Oct 18, 2006 at 9:10 am
Camo re: #4
That’s the scariest thing I’ve seen since … well actually that is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. Yikes!
16 Just Ranting // Oct 18, 2006 at 9:14 am
I always assumed Hillary Clinton was named after J. Edgar Hoover’s transvestite alter-ego.
My understanding is he still looked better in a skirt than she does, which may explain why Hillary always wears pants.
17 The Great Santini // Oct 18, 2006 at 11:41 am
camo:
Which one is the bat?
18 GnuCarSmell // Oct 18, 2006 at 11:55 am
Silly me. I always thought Hildebeest was named after the wildebeest — that Noble Gnu of the Serengeti.
19 Was_an_Independent // Oct 18, 2006 at 4:09 pm
Umm… so let me get this straight, Hillary’s Mom telling her daughter a LIE to ‘inspire greatness.’ Now I see that ‘triangulation’ theory of future greatness and instilling a Deep regard for the truth. Hillary’s Mom would’ve been better off just saying, “Hmm… because I felt like it.” But, NO the general public is left with an amusing untruth(harbinger of future plans of untruths).
Waah! The co-Presidency was a bust. Thank you for setting the conditions for the attacks of 9/11/2001.
20 onlineanalyst // Oct 19, 2006 at 7:18 am
And all of this time, I was deluded into thinking she was named after Dennis Rodham…
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